Plastic on a strict diet
While 2020 started with deafening bangs, I started to back-up my memories of 2019 in my mind. A lovely hot […]
Blogs
Should you throw away your polyester fleece?
In Dutch talk show Radar of 7 October, our director Maria Westerbos said to presenter Antoinette Hertsenberg: ‘Fleece? No way, […]
Mopping up with the plastic-soup tap left open….
Recycling. A word that makes me happy. Like the swoosh-swoosh-swoosh of the skipping rope as pretty young girls in their […]
The secret of anti-wrinkle cream
My grandmother celebrated her 100th birthday surrounded by a large crowd of children, grandchildren and great grandchildren. Bewilderment seemed to […]
My plastic diary
Seven o’clock, and there’s an icy storm blowing outside. My warm fleece jumper is covered in cat’s hairs, so I […]
The dirty truth about cigarette filters
Blue smoke curls up from my terrace. After the last puff, a flesh-coloured filter is thrown carefully into the garden, […]
The plastic broth in my body…
Thanks to Dutch national hero Boyan Slat, we all know the truth these days: our oceans are full of plastic. […]
The ultimate plastic diet to reduce your plastic footprint
Amsterdam, 17 January 2019 – We all consume too much plastic. Literally. There is plastic in the food we eat, […]
FRANCOBLOGGO V: It’s a wrap!
Having had some space to reflect on our month of plastic free living, it’s time to assess how we, the […]
FRANCOBLOGGO IV: At festivals, leave no trace, baby!
Hey hey hey! Sam again here. Festival season is nearly over, and my lord we are having a lovely time. […]
Latest news
Coca-Cola’s ‘more sustainable’ packaging does not yet even exist
The measures that Coca-Cola is taking against the plastic soup are hardly helping. The company promotes itself as more sustainable than it actually is.
74% OF DUTCH PEOPLE RESENT THE POOR QUALITY OF FAST-FASHION CLOTHING
New report shows that synthetic fibres cause chronic lung infections and intestinal diseases, among other things.
5 tips for a plastic-free Halloween
Do you want to host a plastic-free Halloween edition this year? Let us help you get started with these simple tips!
FESTIVE LAUNCH ‘BACK TO THE PLASTIC AGE’
It took us almost three years, but yesterday was finally the day: the super festive presentation in the Planetarium of ARTIS.
